Thursday, August 2, 2012

Blue post - 02.08

Uplift & revival has been buffed in the latest build - and Renewing mists no longer has a target-cap.

MonkUpcoming Windwalker Monk Changes
In
an upcoming build we’re essentially doubling the healing (healing only, not
damage) of Expel Harm. We’re also increasing the healing done by Chi Wave, Zen
Sphere, and Chi Burst. We want the level 30 talents to be an interesting choice
for all monks, but they should not become DPS rotational abilities in PvE for
Windwalker monks, as it would complicate their rotations to a degree we aren’t
comfortable with. Our vision for PvE Windwalkers in regards to Chi Wave, Zen
Sphere, and Chi Burst is that you’ll use them rotationally or in replacement of
Blackout Kick in situations where your survival is more important than DPS (say,
in situations like Chimeron).

That said, Zen Sphere (and that talent
tier) was never intended to be analogous to Recuperate, more so Word of Glory.
Some mild to moderate self-healing is acceptable for the Windwalker in PvP, but
it isn’t intended to be their forte. Their forte is intended to be their strong
mobility and the fact that their damage is mostly upfront and instant, as they
have very little to no periodic damage.

Monk Mistweaver
FeedbackSpinning Crane Kick does not proc Eminence!
It is a
bug that Zen Sphere, Chi Burst or Chi Wave don’t proc Eminence. This has been
fixed internally. We also put an AOE cap on Zen Sphere’s detonate. Chi Burst not
generating Mana Tea stacks has also been fixed.

We’ve also changed
Eminence to be able to proc Gift of the Serpent (Mastery).